The Social Setting of Pauline Communities

Theißen, Gerd

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“…First, there were different social groups involved in the conflict at the Lord's Supper. 28 Theissen argues that the conflict in this passage is between rich and poor Christians. He believes that the rich, who had made the communal meal possible, separated themselves from the poor and had their meals at their own table.…”

Section: Social Element Of the Ritual Failure: Social Stratification In The Lord's Suppermentioning

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“…Third, there were different amounts of food and drinks at the Lord's Supper. 30 Theissen believes that, since the rich made the communal meal possible by providing food, the rich might have a more substantial portion of food compared to the poor. Last, there were meals of different quality for the rich and for the poor.…”

Section: Social Element Of the Ritual Failure: Social Stratification In The Lord's Suppermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Last, there were meals of different quality for the rich and for the poor. 31 It is evident from Theissen's observations that social stratification was emphasized publicly in the Corinthian church. Theissen then concludes:…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Practice of the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 as a Socio-Religious Ritual Failure

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This paper attempts to understand the abuses of the Lord’s Supper in the Corinthian church (1 Cor 11:17–34) from the perspective of ritual theory. Analyzing the abuses of the Lord’s Supper by using the types of ritual infelicity as described by Ronald L. Grimes, I argue that the practice of the Lord’s Supper by the Corinthians was a socio-religious ritual failure caused by its participants’ inappropriate manners. These inappropriate manners in the ritual performance were both social and religious, namely the stratification of social status and the defilement of the sacred meal, both of which are the results of the imitation of pagan meal practices.

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Section: Social Element Of the Ritual Failure: Social Stratification In The Lord's Suppermentioning

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The Practice of the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 as a Socio-Religious Ritual Failure

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The Social Setting of Pauline Communities

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The Practice of the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 as a Socio-Religious Ritual Failure

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